On January 30, 1901, after a month-long voyage, the fleet finally arrived in the port of Sydney, Australia.

Prime Minister Evan prepared a grand welcome ceremony, and the port of Sydney was once again filled with crowds.

It's been three months since I left for Europe. Both the delegation and Arthur have begun to miss Australia.

Because the aid treaties with Britain and Germany were good news for Australia and Australians, Arthur would not miss such a good opportunity to win the hearts and minds of the people, and gave a small speech at the port, which caused all the people to cheer wildly.

After that, it's time to return to the manor, and there's nothing else to do. For no other reason, after a long and boring and bumpy journey at sea, Arthur now just wants to lie down on the big bed on his manor and rest well.

The task of settling Diesel and Benz and the workers was left to Prime Minister Evan.

Fortunately, several residential buildings vacated by the Australian National University at that time are still empty, which can come in handy.

As for Diesel and Bentz, Arthur also fulfilled his promise and chose a relatively good two-sided small house in the center of Sydney for them and their families to live in.

January 31, 1901, the day after his return to Australia.

After resting from the afternoon until noon the next day, and after another full meal, Arthur felt that he was gradually relieving.

Changing into a custom suit, Arthur led the guards to the government affairs building.

By the time Arthur arrived, all the cabinet members had arrived, and they were quietly sitting in their seats.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing Arthur walk in, everyone stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Long time no see, guys. It's been three months since you last left Australia, and you can see how much you've changed about Australia in those three months. While it's already a new year, it's not too late for our annual meeting from the previous year. Let's talk about what plans your departments have made in the previous year, what have been completed, and what are being carried out. How many tasks the government has accomplished, let's make a brief report! Arthur sat down on the throne and said to the crowd with a smile.

The annual meeting is a time for the government to test the work of the year, and whether there is any political performance depends on the achievements of the department in the year.

It was clear that most of the ministers were prepared, and even the three ministers who followed Arthur to Europe had read and compiled a lot of material over the course of a day.

"Prime Minister Evan, let's hear about the government's achievements first! Is your summary report ready? Arthur looked at Prime Minister Evan and asked.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Prime Minister Evan stood up, came to the steps in the center of the table, placed his materials on the podium, and said, "Your Highness, everyone. 1900 was a great year for Australia, as we finally gained our independence and had a great monarch. Under Your Highness's leadership, Australia's diverse industries have begun to flourish and the country is thriving. ”

Prime Minister Evan also knew that Arthur didn't like such sycophant nonsense, and after a relatively short nonsense, he got to the point: "In the whole year of last year, Australia ushered in tremendous development. According to the government's rough statistics, our population has grown from about 3,788,110 in late 1899 and early 1900 to 3,867,110 now, an increase of about 2 percent. ”

"Among them, there were more than 36,000 newborns, more than 23,000 deaths, and 66,000 immigrants. Excluding the special immigrants of military dependents and the military, our real immigrants are about 40,000 people, of which the Irish and the British account for more than half. Prime Minister Evan introduced.

The population in 1900 grew even faster than in the previous two years, but also because Queen Victoria gave Arthur more than 20,000 troops and dependents.

After deducting these special immigrants, the total number of immigrants in Australia did not increase much in the previous year, and remained at the same level as in previous years.

"After signing immigration treaties with Britain and Germany, our immigration should increase to a certain extent, right? The government should also be prepared to invest some money in the UK and Germany to promote Australia and attract more immigrants. Arthur nodded flatly.

With no immigration treaties in place and Australia's infrastructure starting in the middle of the year, it's understandable that there was little increase in immigration in the previous year.

With the implementation of immigration treaties with the United Kingdom and Germany, coupled with Australia's own strong publicity, it is believed that the immigration situation will improve in the new year.

"Yes, Your Highness." Prime Minister Evan nodded hurriedly.

"What is the country's economy? What is our financial situation at the moment? Arthur asked.

With German aid, Australia has completely solved its funding problem, at least for the next few years, without worrying about it.

"Your Highness, the Government currently has more than £110 million in available funds, and if we include the unpaid German loans, our available funds have exceeded £160 million." Speaking of funding, Prime Minister Evan couldn't help but smile and said with a little excitement.

The Australian government has a huge amount of money, and even though it has spent more than 16 million pounds on various constructions, the government's finances have not only not decreased in the slightest, but have increased by millions of pounds.

Arthur nodded, not surprised by the huge amount of money amounting to more than 100 million pounds, but continued to ask: "What about the annual income of our residents?" Has there been an improvement over the course of the year? ”

The government is not short of money, which is good news for Australia, but whether the people are short of money is the fundamental to Australia's survival.

If the top enjoys prosperity and the low-level civilians do not have enough food and clothing, then no matter how much money the government has, it is just in vain.

"Your Highness, the construction of our various industries has created a large number of jobs and created a large number of jobs for Australians. In order to ensure the interests of the people, we specially require that each post shall not be exploited or deducted. At present, there are tens of thousands of workers in our industrial zone, who have contributed to the construction of the industrial zone and the production of the factory. According to our estimates, Australia's per capita income at the beginning of the previous year was about £8 a year, which has now risen to more than £9. In particular, more than 2,000 jobs with an annual income of more than 10 pounds have been created in industrial areas, and with the study of workers and the expansion of industrial areas, there will be more and more higher-paying jobs in the future, which will also lead to an increase in Australia's per capita annual income. Prime Minister Evan said with a smile.

Construction is bound to boost the economy, and it will also be very effective in boosting the economy. Australia's huge construction has also created many jobs, and most of them are jobs with an annual per capita income.

This has also contributed significantly to Australia's economic development and the increase in annual per capita income, and it will continue to do so.